Discuss the qualities you would look for in an ideal parent

In my own opinion, before deciding what are the qualities we would like our parents to have, we have to define 'ideal', 'qualities' and 'parent'. From the question, it was obvious that the ideal qualities are only meant for 1 parent. that is, either mother or the father.

in ideal, though it is tempting to look for a parent who gives us much freedom, but still we have to consider the realistic-ness of the qualities. i mean, we cant possibly look for a super parent. one that can do anything and everything. not only its hard, it is virtually impossible. but there are some of the qualities that we as the children hope to see in our own parents.

so, the qualities i would look for in an ideal parent is one that knows the needs of the child. this refers mostly to the mothers as usually they are the ones who spend the most time with us, children or rather, teenagers. and also the one who get the brunt from our selfish tantrums as we grow up. so, by knowing our needs, maybe it wont be so hard on them then.

also, contrary to some beliefs that money can solve anything, it cannot replaced the time to be spent with us. lack of communication will definitely break down the relationship between us and the parent. only with communication, can we build on the understanding and trust, isnt it so? so, without the time to really sit down and talk about anything or even your day, it is difficult to expect the parent to know our needs too which then relate back to the first quality.

next is for the parent not to be too strict. everyone needs their freedom. so do the children. however it does not mean that the parent should just set their mind free and no longer cares or know what the children are doing outside. but just the right amount of freedom. to allow us to learn to be more indipendent to learn to stand on our own feet.

these are only some of the ideal qualities all children look for in a parent. some may say it's impossible. time constraint, work, generation gap or even pressure may not allow these parents to have this qualities. however, it is not necessarily so; there are still some ideal parents around. and many aspire to be one. but to have a happy family, it is no longer enough to have only an ideal parent. but it is the whole family who have to work towards it.